Payson's 1st day of dance class

Payson started a little dance class on Tuesday and it was hilarious!! Her and Mary-Kate dance and sing all day long so we figured it was a good time to put them in a class and they both were a riot. Payson wasn't shy one bit, she acted like she owned the place, I was laughing so hard!! She is definitely nothing like her mom, I was such a tom boy and she is ALL girl!!

Payson turned 2!!

Tyce finally got the courage to go down and he loved it!!

Talan even did it but he doesn't look like he enjoyed it very much!
Aunt Jess helping the kids catch the butterflies

Payson got this really fun game from Grandma Nielsen, it was a huge hit!!
Great Grandpa Jones, Aunt Jessica and Aunt Aubrey
Uncle Ryan lookin pretty tough!!





We did cupcakes in ice cream cones this year, they were so great, the kids could eat the whole thing!
Mary-Kate, she was outta control on that thing, I'm glad at least someone had fun with it!!

Saturday was Payson's 2nd birthday and boy did she have fun!! We had been telling her all week that it was going to be her birthday on Saturday, so when Saturday finally rolled around she was so excited. We just had a few friends and our families over for dinner and a little backyard madness with a massive slide that our poor 2 year old was terrified of!! There were only a handful of little kids that would actually participate in the madness but I think Mary-Kate took the cake, she was an ANIMAL!!! She loved the slide, Payson on the other hand was petrified, Nick attempted on several occasions to coax her down, so finally he stuck her up at the top and gave her a little push!! She ended up liking it but still was a little hesitant about it. We had a great time, thank you to everyone who came!! I can't believe our baby girl is no longer a baby. These last 2 years have flown by, she is such a blessing in our family. She has more personality than I know what to do with and is so much fun. Happy Birthday Payson!!

Beauty school here she comes!!

And No I don't let her out in public with those Dora shoes!! I asked her to go and get her shoes on and that's what she came out with, I promise we changed those bad boys before we walked into church.
She is very intense about this whole hair styling thing, check out the looks on her face!!

Payson's latest thing is wanting to style everyones hair. I sometimes like it because it's always a treat to have someone play with your hair but she gets a little rough occasionally and we have to put an end to it. This past Sunday we had Stake conference, that means daddy has NO bishopric meetings before church and we all actually get to go together. It seems like it's been forever since we've gotten to go to church with Nick and Payson was loving every minute of helping her daddy get ready. She even wanted to do his hair!!! Hallelujah that it was finally his turn for the torture treatment!! She wants you to sit perfectly still as she SCRATCHES your scalp with the comb and then puts a million sprays of detangler in your hair!! I loved every minute of watching this take place and see Nick almost in tears as he kept telling her it looked great!! Thanks to her aunt Michelle for teaching her great hair styling techniques, now she wants to be just like her!!!

Sun Splash

Well, its been like a year since I've last posted but I have a good excuse.....our camera was broken!! I've just concluded that I'm officially really bad about updating our blog, I swear I'm going to get better now that I have a device to capture some moments on! So yesterday was officially the first day back into the photo taking world for us. We had such a blast going to sun splash. It had been YEARS since I'd been there and I found out yesterday for the first time that Nick had NEVER been before!! Holy cow, he grew up in Mesa/Gilbert practically his whole life!! We went with the whole Bridge clan and the Baums, thanks Bridges for such a fun day and introducing such a cool place to Nick....bless his heart!! Payson loved every minute of it, although the water was a bit chilly, and all the kids were a little hesitant at first but they got in and had so much fun.

IT'S A BOY!!!

We found out yesterday that we are having a baby BOY!!! What am I going to do with myself, I've gotten so used to bows, nail polish, chapstick, purses, baby dolls, pink and more pink!!! We are WAY excited, Nick can't wait to have a little basketball buddy!!

The Fort and the Suns

Dallin and Sherry came over Saturday morning after I got home from the garage sales and invited us to go to the Suns game. Nick was jumping up and down like he had just won the lottery or something!! We had a great time, Nick thought it was so cool to see Shaq. The Suns killed the Kings and we ended up leaving early. Thanks Dallin and Sherry we had a great time!!

Nick would not keep a straight face for the life of him, believe me we tried several times to get a decent picture out of him!! Gotta love him!!

















Saturday I got up bright and EARLY to go garage selling with my neighbor Katie. She is the queen of finding great deals at garage sales. I have been looking for some outdoor toys for the backyard so I thought I give it a shot. We came up empty handed but I did find Payson a little mini dirt devil vacuum and a baby swing for her dolls. I was so excited to get home and show her what I found but to my dismay she was more excited to show me what her and daddy had been up to all morning!! She ran me right into her room and this is what I found!! Nick and her eating skittles at 9 o'clock in the morning having a blast in the fort they made!! She did not want him to get out, they were both in heaven. Nick kept telling me about how much fun he had as a kid making forts all the time, so thats there new little thing.

Happy Birthday Babe!!!

Alright, everyone has been giving me a hard time about not blogging in forever, so here I go!! We had Nicks 24th birthday earlier this month which was fun!! Payson and I baked him a cake and she enjoyed frosting it the most. I think she dipped her hand in the frosting just about every time I turned my head. We didn't really celebrate on his actual b-day because it was on a Friday and he said he'd rather do something on Saturday so he could have the whole day......he actually believes when it's your b-day you get a whole week to celebrate.......oh shoot me!!! So on Saturday I surprised him and we went and got massages, which is a whole other story!! He really enjoyed that and it was much deserved for him. Then after that I took him on a wild goose chase to Flemings Steak House, he has been wanting to go there for a while now and I thought his b-day was a good enough excuse to blow WAY to much money on food!!! We had a great time, Nick was in heaven eating his steak, I of course got chicken!!! His birthday was a success, he's finally as old as I am, which always makes him feel a little bit better!! He is an amazing husband and dad. He works so hard, goes to school and has a very busy church calling but he always is sure to spend time with his girls, he's the BEST!!

Nick and I along with Jason and Heidi Woody went snowboarding this weekend up at Sunrise. It was a ton of fun and Freezing cold!! We left Friday afternoon to drive up and we were hearing that the roads were all closed up north because it had been snowing all day. That wouldn't stop Nick and Jason from going though, they were dead set on it.....shoot me!!! We got to about Heber and it was snowing like crazy all the way to Sunrise, it was a SLOW trip but very adventurous to say the least!!! Saturday morning we woke up and it was a beautiful sunny day but still way cold. We all had a great time, Nick hadn't been since before his mission and it had been a few years for me too. No trips to the ER, which was good, I was a little nervous for Nick. If any of you know my husband he can get a little crazy, I had to give him like 5 pep talks about not doing anything dumb. Of course I was way worried about being 3 months pregnant and going but my Dr. said it would be alright up until I was 5 months along. I just took it easy and stayed out the way of the skiers!!

Happy Valentines Day

Our friend Nikki invited all the kids over on Valentines day to decorate cookies. It was a ton of fun, I think Payson liked eating the frosting the best. Thanks Nikki for letting us all come destroy your house and eat all your delicious cookies!!

baby #2 is on its way!!

Our little family of three is about to become a family of four!!! Were havin' a baby!! I'm due at the end of August, which should be a total blast going through the hottest part of the summer huge and pregnant......shoot me!!! We are all way excited, Payson thinks the baby is in her belly, daddys belly and of course mine but that's because she thinks everyone has a baby, gotta love little kids!!